| Saudi Arabia at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | KSA |
| NOC | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympic |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 11 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sulaiman Hamad[1] |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Saudi Arabia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.
The Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee sent a team of eleven athletes, seven men and four women, to compete in five different sports at the Olympics, doubling its female participation after two women attended the London Games four years earlier.[2] Discus thrower Sultan Mubarak Al-Dawoodi, along with distance runners Moukhled Al-Outaibi and Sarah Attar, were the only Saudi Arabian athletes to have participated at the previous Games, with the rest of the field making their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro. Meanwhile, judoka Sulaiman Hamad (men's 66 kg) led the Saudi delegation as the flag bearer and team captain in the opening ceremony.[1]
Saudi Arabia left Rio de Janeiro without a single Olympic medal, failing to reproduce its performance from the previous Games due to the absence of the equestrian jumping team.
- ^ a b "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ Batrawy, Aya (31 July 2016). "Saudi Arabia doubles female Olympic athletes from 2 to 4". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 October 2016.